VIK Options History — February 2026

In February 2026, VIK traded between $72.16 and $79.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 44.7%, placing in the 28.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.5% (HV 20d: 40.2%). Max pain ranged from $70.00 to $75.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2026-02-12: Highest Volume — 2,707 contracts
  • 2026-02-05: Largest IV spike — 16.5% change
  • 2026-02-23: Highest IV Rank — 37.2%
  • 2026-02-23: Largest Expected Move — 14.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$76.60$72.16$79.94$75.31$77.88
Max Pain$72.37$70.00$75.00$70.00$75.00
ATM IV44.7%35.6%50.4%35.6%48.9%
Expected Move13.1%10.2%14.5%10.2%14.0%
HV 20d40.2%33.6%43.1%33.6%40.0%
HV 60d33.3%31.4%35.0%32.2%32.1%
IV Rank28.5%14.9%37.2%14.9%34.8%
IV Percentile76.2%42.5%90.9%42.5%87.3%
Term Structure-3.3%-7.9%6.9%5.4%-5.9%
VWIV46.5%36.7%50.9%36.8%50.0%
Skew 25d5.7%4.0%7.4%4.3%6.5%
Skew 10d13.0%4.0%20.1%14.0%17.9%
Call IV 25d43.2%33.9%48.8%33.9%48.8%
Put IV 25d48.9%38.3%55.3%38.3%55.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %67.8861.4575.0869.4675.08
Gamma HHI0.300.230.430.280.26
Net GEX1.9M465.5K2.9M2.2M891.1K
Net DEX-49.5M-76.0M-21.3M-51.8M-30.4M
Net VEX-228.0K-242.2K-205.8K-233.2K-228.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.162.810.270.62
Total Volume763.4742672,707821504
Total OI26,891.42119,72529,98427,75621,822

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-02-02$75.31$70.0035.6%10.2%33.6%14.9%36.8%4.3%5.4%2.2M-51.8M-233.2K0.2769.46N/AN/A64617515,20512,551
2026-02-03$73.56$70.0036.7%10.5%34.8%16.6%36.7%5.0%5.8%1.9M-40.4M-233.9K0.1772.34N/AN/A74512315,05312,586
2026-02-04$74.20$70.0036.6%10.5%33.9%16.4%39.7%5.4%6.9%2.1M-47.0M-235.0K1.6071.08N/AN/A20032015,31812,682
2026-02-05$72.16$70.0042.6%13.3%35.3%25.4%43.9%7.2%-6.0%1.8M-34.8M-237.1K0.8670.50N/AN/A21318315,40112,829
2026-02-06$76.79$70.0040.1%12.9%41.4%21.7%44.9%5.8%-5.3%2.2M-58.2M-241.5K1.4161.45N/AN/A56379515,45912,913
2026-02-09$77.00$70.0039.4%12.9%41.0%20.6%44.2%5.7%-4.6%2.4M-61.6M-234.5K1.4062.90N/AN/A50170215,69713,217
2026-02-10$77.34$70.0040.4%12.9%41.0%22.1%45.2%4.4%-4.2%2.5M-64.9M-235.5K1.2063.45N/AN/A39146915,88513,652
2026-02-11$76.31$70.0045.5%13.0%40.8%29.8%47.2%4.0%-5.3%2.6M-59.1M-239.2K1.0967.36N/AN/A31033916,02313,882
2026-02-12$74.92$70.0046.9%13.4%41.4%31.8%49.8%5.9%-4.4%2.3M-49.2M-242.2K2.4866.48N/AN/A7791,92816,00413,980
2026-02-13$74.97$70.0046.9%13.4%40.8%31.8%47.3%5.7%-3.4%2.5M-50.5M-232.8K0.8865.58N/AN/A24921915,67413,527
2026-02-17$77.06$75.0048.7%14.0%41.4%34.5%50.9%5.2%-5.2%2.7M-63.3M-217.0K0.7764.89N/AN/A15111615,67113,587
2026-02-18$79.05$75.0048.1%13.8%41.4%33.6%49.6%6.5%-7.9%2.9M-76.0M-212.9K0.2267.17N/AN/A3367515,66713,617
2026-02-19$77.22$75.0048.2%13.8%42.6%33.9%49.4%5.6%-3.1%2.9M-64.7M-211.7K0.1665.43N/AN/A69411315,76213,638
2026-02-20$78.42$75.0046.3%13.3%42.6%30.9%47.5%5.3%-4.6%646.0K-68.4M-205.8K2.8169.59N/AN/A29582815,50113,678
2026-02-23$76.52$75.0050.4%14.5%43.1%37.2%50.2%6.5%-4.8%465.5K-21.3M-216.7K0.1764.13N/AN/A507878,76210,963
2026-02-24$77.55$75.0049.1%14.1%42.7%35.2%50.7%7.4%-4.7%820.4K-28.5M-224.6K0.5970.84N/AN/A23113610,30811,072
2026-02-25$79.23$75.0048.5%13.9%42.6%34.3%49.0%6.4%-4.9%975.1K-34.5M-227.2K0.3971.26N/AN/A2228710,49811,092
2026-02-26$79.94$75.0049.9%14.3%42.6%36.4%50.3%5.5%-6.5%1.0M-36.2M-222.4K0.6870.65N/AN/A16311110,60211,159
2026-02-27$77.88$75.0048.9%14.0%40.0%34.8%50.0%6.5%-5.9%891.1K-30.4M-228.2K0.6275.08N/AN/A31119310,63211,190